Chapter 115: The Current Situation of Buddhism
In the early morning, the Dao Master of the other two sects of the Sword Sect had not yet arrived, so Wang Sheng found a few disciples who practiced swords, and inquired a little about the source of the Buddha's light and Zen sound in the mountain.
According to these disciples, not far from the gate of the Sword Sect, there is a temple there, and there are seven or eight old monks and twenty or thirty Buddhist monks in the temple, who will do morning classes and recite Buddhist scriptures every day.
Wang Sheng was suddenly a little puzzled......
This temple should not be far from the Sword Sect, and it is next to the Great Sword Mountain, why would the Sword Sect tolerate people who are cultivators from the side door?
Even if it is the same Taoist inheritance, the mountain gate should not be so close to each other, not to mention that there were all kinds of incompatible Buddhist temples with the Taoist gate thousands of years ago.
Wang Sheng was a little curious about this, anyway, he was idle at this time, so he chatted with these disciples a few more words.
But a few disciples couldn't say clearly, the Sword Pavilion of the Sword Sect did not violate the Buddhist temple over there, and it has been like this for the past few years.
Anyway, it is impossible for the Zen sound of the Buddhist temple to take away the disciples of the Sword Sect, and the disciples of the Sword Sect will not be bored enough to smash the glass of the temple......
For the rest, there is no useful information.
So Wang Sheng asked Ming Fei Neem where the Taoist lived and searched for it.
The mountain scenery of Jianmen Pass is heavy on a dangerous and strange place, and the Cuiping Peak in the distance is really like a screen between heaven and earth.
Walking on the plank road on the cliff is a different taste.
"Buddhist Temple?oh, you said Ziyan Temple," Fei Neem, who was practicing his sword, stopped his movements and said with a smile, "That temple has existed for more than a thousand years, and a few years ago, the temple interrupted the incense, and almost all the monks who were already small ran away."
In the past two years, the vitality of heaven and earth has been able to practice, and several old monks in the temple have a high realm, and there is even a complete lineage of Buddhism, which has attracted many Buddhist monks to gather, and now there are gradually more people. β
Wang Sheng didn't have much feeling for Buddhism, he couldn't say he liked it, and he couldn't say that he liked it.
But after all, the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism happened thousands of years ago, and Wang Sheng, as a disciple of the branch of the Daomen Lu Zu, should consider the problem from the standpoint of the Daomen.
Wang Sheng asked, "Then why didn't the Sword Sect invite them to move out?"
"There are people in the sect who have mentioned this, but the master of the sect has strictly ordered us not to offend Ziyan Temple," Fei Neem lowered his voice, looked around to see if there were any young disciples, and whispered, "I secretly asked the master of the sect, and the master said that there are many demons suppressed under the Ziyan Temple.
The first host of Ziyan Temple is a close friend of an ancestor of our Shushan, and the two of them walked the world, slaying demons and demons, and imprisoning some demons who could not be killed directly. The Ziyan Temple was built with the help of our ancestors of the Sword Sect, and I also found some of the ancient books about this, all of which were from the time of Tang Xuanzong.
Before the collective flying immortals a thousand years ago, the immortal world sent heavenly soldiers and generals to clean up all the powerful demons, but they missed these demons that were sealed by the monks. Fortunately, the vitality of heaven and earth was gone, and the seal wilted at the same time as the demon below, so everything was fine.
Now that the vitality of heaven and earth has recovered, I don't know if the demons under Ziyan Temple are dead or not...... The demons that can't be killed, then Bu Tai can fight with the immortals, and maybe they won't be able to die if the aura dries up.
So, don't talk about driving away Ziyan Temple, when you get the swordsmanship, we may have to move to Mount Emei, and we will leave a few masters to guard the sword mound. β
Wang Sheng suddenly secretly said to himself, this story sounds incredible, but it is not unbelievable when it is told in the mouth of the neem.
The evidence is also obviousβthe complete Buddhist cultivation lineage of Ziyan Temple, and the Buddha light and sitting Buddha that I saw seem to be the images of the manifestation of the great array.
"Chief Neem, are there many places to seal demons like this?"
Neem smiled: "There are many old forests in the deep mountains...... Hehe, but don't worry, the thousand-year-old vitality has dried up, and nine out of ten of the suppressed demons have hung up. Thousands of years ago, at that time, our Sword Sect was the number one sect in Shudi! The sword art was famous all over the world! It was ......"
The Taoist chief was talking about it there, and Wang Sheng was thinking about these ancient things while responding to peace.
In this world, there are too many secrets that he doesn't know.
And now, he has had the opportunity to take a slow look and learn some of the stories that once happened on this land of Shenzhou.
A few thoughts suddenly occurred in his heart, and Wang Sheng smiled and said, "Dao Chief, can you take me to this Ziyan Temple to open my eyes?"
"Okay! I wanted to take you around the mountains in the morning, wait for me, I'll go change my clothes, and let's go to the temple to see the Buddha statue or something. β
Wang Sheng hurriedly asked, "Do I want to change into civilian clothes?"
"Of course you have to change," Fei Neem said with a smile, "Otherwise, the Taoist priest will burn incense and worship the Buddha, and he will have to be angry with the ancestor!"
At that moment, the two made an appointment to meet at Wang Sheng's residence a few minutes later, and Wang Sheng went back to change into ordinary clothes, but fortunately he and his senior sister's luggage were here.
After thinking about it, Wang Sheng called his master again and said that he might have to stay in the Sword Sect for two or three more months.
Qing Yanzi naturally didn't blame, but just instructed Wang Sheng not to lose his courtesy when he was a guest in the human sect, and in addition to the swordsmanship, he should not learn more from the other sect's exercises, and not take advantage of others.
Wang Sheng naturally hurriedly agreed, and then Wang Sheng asked about Buddhism, Qing Yanzi seemed to know a lot, and told Wang Sheng some interesting stories about Buddhism.
First of all, Buddhism and Taoism, after the return of vitality, show a completely different situation.
On the Daomen side, the famous mountain Daocheng has quickly risen and occupied the orthodox position, and the Buddhism Gate is very interesting-
However, before the restoration of the Yuan Dynasty, the temples that were famous and famous quickly became silent after the restoration of the vitality of heaven and earth; on the contrary, among those small temples that were originally unknown, a few Buddhist monks who had cultivated to a high level suddenly popped up occasionally.
Qingyanzi also said that the Xuantie God was a rebel monk in a temple called 'Wei'an Temple'.
"Nowadays, Buddhism is in decline, but there are indeed many Buddhist traditions that are very mystical and profound," Qing Yanzi said with a smile, "If you are bored in the Sword Sect, you might as well go to that Ziyan Temple, if you meet a nominal monk named 'Rufeng', just say that you are my disciple, and ask him to pass on to you twenty years of pure skills." β
Wang Sheng: ......
"Master, the disciple thinks that it is more reliable to cultivate by himself. β
"Hahahaha, the teacher is naturally joking with you," Qing Yanzi laughed a few times, "I just suddenly remembered that a friend of the teacher once talked to me and said that he entered the Ziyan Temple in Shu last year to practice, if the Ziyan Temple is not far from the Sword Sect, you are fine, but you can go and greet him for the teacher." β
After chatting with the master, Wang Sheng also sighed with emotion after hanging up the phone.
Master, his old man's friends are too extensive, and there are even acquaintances of Buddhism in this vast Shu Mountain.
It's time to say hello later.
Do you want to mention something?fruit milk gift box or something......
After changing his clothes and hanging up the phone, Wang Sheng glanced at the temple at the window a few times, and the greeting of the neem was already heard outside the door.
The two of them got together, and they didn't hide their cultivation aura, so they headed towards the mountain behind the Sword Sect.
"I'll ask my senior brother to inquire about the path, and after crossing the two hills, you can get to the Ziyan Temple, by the way, I just took you to see the forbidden place of our sect, the sword mound!"
Wang Sheng, who had just been reminded by his master not to take things at will, hurriedly said, "This is not appropriate, right?"
"What's wrong with this," Fei Neem grabbed Wang Sheng's arm casually, "It's like arriving at your own home, polite." β
Wang Sheng could only smile bitterly.
There are three forbidden places in the Sword Sect, all three of which are on the same road, and the first place is the 'Dao Hiding Land' that each sect will have, storing the classics of the sect.
Jumping over the 'Hidden Sword Tower' of the Sword Sect and walking towards a valley for more than ten minutes, I arrived at the second forbidden place, which was also the 'scenic spot' that Wang Sheng was looking forward toβthe Sword Shrine.
However, when Wang Sheng saw the sword mound for the first time, he was indeed a little disappointed.
There is no such thing as I thought, countless swords are inserted everywhere, and there is no wonder of the remnants of the sword like a forest, on the contrary, small stone tablets stand on the ground, like a cemetery and cemetery.
"The Sword Shrine, as the name suggests, is the place where the sword is buried," Neem said with a smile, "but not all swords can enter here, on the contrary, only those swords that have slain demons and passed on to the world will be buried in the sword mound after they are damaged."
You see, these latest dozen or so buried swords, they are all mortal swords, and there are even two long swords that are not considered swords, but they are qualified to enter here.
Because this is the sword left by the master when they were young, most of the masters who held these swords did not come back. β
Wang Sheng nodded slowly, squatting in front of a small stone tablet, his fingers brushing the words on the stone tablet.
'Nameless Sword Forty-two. β
Fei Neem smiled: "Let's go, let's continue to stroll, this sword mound is like this, there are really no treasures." β
Wang Sheng sighed lightly, slowly stood up, and glanced towards the valley.
A little distracting thought suddenly appeared in his heart, and he said, "Is this the fate of the sword?"
Neem said: "Instead of saying this, it is better to say that here is another way to note down the original owners of these swords." β
"Hmm," Wang Sheng nodded slowly, he was a sword lover, and Wen Yuan's sword was not abandoned after it was damaged, but he was not a disciple of the Sword Sect, and Wen Yuan's sword couldn't enter this place.
Shaking his head, Wang Sheng turned around and left, after all, he didn't step too deep into the sword mound.
They also have to go to Ziyan Temple to open their eyes, and when they come back from a walk, they are almost about to arrive at the other two sects of the Sword Sect, and they don't have much leisure time to spend on.